Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1887-07-16

| sprinC grain, which natures so quickly
| after sowing. The entire width of a
drill for short space will at harvest
time scarcely be noticed. as the grain
on either side will spread so that the
tops nearly cover the vacant space.
Usually if the stOppage has been from
the grain giving out. some tubes will
run most of the way across the field,
and these will help to fill up, often sug
costing that far less seed is required
for a good crop than is generally sup
posed, A failure of grass or clover
seeding is really a worse evil than the
loss of 4 strip of grain, and il there
are many bad faults III the grass seed
ing, it wero better to pillow all up and
try It again. For where clover and
grass fail to catch, the vacancies vii,
certainly be filled with weeds.
cows rfiiN IN FLESH.
There are many disadvantages in
allowing cows to become poor towards
Spring, as they are sure to do if MIXED
all Winter and not given an abundance
of nourishing food. The thin COW
has no reserve of fat To be worked
down during the Summer, and with
the best feeding will not give so much
nor SO rich milk rs one equally good
in other respects that begins the milk
ing season in fair flesh, But the pow
erty of the COW at this season works 4
disadvantage not often thought o.
She cannot be got in heat early enough
to drop her calf at the best time next
season. During May and June. when
grass is most abundant and succulent.
many good cows will not come in heat
because their food is too stimulating of
milk production, without being espe-
cially nourishing, If the cow IS left
to her own course she will probably
be got with nalf in July or August.
A few messes of grain feed, especially
oats or rye meal, will bring her in
heat now, and having calf a month
earlier add several dollars to the value
of COW next Spring.
CNDERDRAINs vs.. SEWERS.
The city sewer differs from the farm
underdrain in being an impenetrable
conduit for water and filth. instead of
also absorbing water from the soil
through which it passes. In most cases
thorough-made underdrain will serve
a better purpose in removing sewage
than one made with no reference to
draining. Where the surplus water
from large area is to be removed, the
expense should be borne cquilably by
those owing the lands bene fl ted there
by, and it is on this account that the
pipe is made tight. SO that water from
other sources than those desired cannot
get in. But in ordinary draining
from a cellar, or from one wet place to
an outlet, it is a great mistake to try
keep on. water. Almost always the
drain is larger than it need be. and if
the joints are not made watertight it
will drain all the land for rod or two
on either side through witch it passes.
1t is probable that some water gets Into
the closest drains where the pipes are
joined, but it is better if the joints are
purpOsely left little loose so that
water may come in freely. If the fall
is uniform and the outlet kept clear
there is no danger that the drain will
leak water into the land to It's injury,
instead of carrying it off. When soil
holds water in excess, more cannot be
forced into il from stream free to run
through it.-America9 Cuittcator.